Manidweepa Varnana
Manidweepa Varnana
Manidweepa Varnana
maṇidvīpa varṇana - 1 (devī bhāgavatam)
(śrīdevībhāgavataṃ, dvādaśa skandhaṃ, daśamo'dhyāyaḥ, , maṇidvīpa varṇana - 1)
vyāsa uvāca –
brahmalokādūrdhvabhāge sarvaloko'sti yaḥ śrutaḥ |
maṇidvīpaḥ sa evāsti yatra devī virājate || 1 ||
sarvasmādadhiko yasmātsarvalokastataḥ smṛtaḥ |
purā parāmbayaivāyaṃ kalpito manasecchayā || 2 ||
sarvādau nijavāsārthaṃ prakṛtyā mūlabhūtayā |
kailāsādadhiko loko vaikuṇṭhādapi cottamaḥ || 3 ||
golokādapi sarvasmātsarvaloko'dhikaḥ smṛtaḥ |
naitatsamaṃ trilokyāṃ tu sundaraṃ vidyate kvacit || 4 ||
chatrībhūtaṃ trijagato bhavasantāpanāśakam |
chāyābhūtaṃ tadevāsti brahmāṇḍānāṃ tu sattama || 5 ||
bahuyojanavistīrṇo gambhīrastāvadeva hi |
maṇidvīpasya parito vartate tu sudhodadhiḥ || 6 ||
marutsaṅghaṭṭanotkīrṇataraṅga śatasaṅkulaḥ |
ratnācchavālukāyukto jhaṣaśaṅkhasamākulaḥ || 7 ||
vīcisaṅgharṣasañjātalaharīkaṇaśītalaḥ |
nānādhvajasamāyuktā nānāpotagatāgataiḥ || 8 ||
virājamānaḥ paritastīraratnadrumo mahān |
taduttaramayodhātunirmito gagane tataḥ || 9 ||
saptayojanavistīrṇaḥ prākāro vartate mahān |
nānāśastrapraharaṇā nānāyuddhaviśāradāḥ || 10 ||
rakṣakā nivasantyatra modamānāḥ samantataḥ |
caturdvārasamāyukto dvārapālaśatānvitaḥ || 11 ||
nānāgaṇaiḥ parivṛto devībhaktiyutairnṛpa |
darśanārthaṃ samāyānti ye devā jagadīśituḥ || 12 ||
teṣāṃ gaṇā vasantyatra vāhanāni ca tatra hi |
vimānaśatasaṅgharṣaghaṇṭāsvanasamākulaḥ || 13 ||
hayaheṣākhurāghātabadhirīkṛtadimmukhaḥ |
gaṇaiḥ kilakilārāvairvetrahastaiśca tāḍitāḥ || 14 ||
sevakā devasaṅgānāṃ bhrājante tatra bhūmipa |
tasmiṅkolāhale rājannaśabdaḥ kenacitkvacit || 15 ||
kasyacicchrūyate'tyantaṃ nānādhvanisamākule |
pade pade miṣṭavāriparipūrṇasarānsi ca || 16 ||
vāṭikā vividhā rājan ratnadrumavirājitāḥ |
taduttaraṃ mahāsāradhātunirmitamaṇḍalaḥ || 17 ||
sālo'paro mahānasti gaganasparśi yacchiraḥ |
tejasā syācchataguṇaḥ pūrvasālādayaṃ paraḥ || 18 ||
gopuradvārasahito bahuvṛkṣasamanvitaḥ |
yā vṛkṣajātayaḥ santi sarvāstāstatra santi ca || 19 ||
nirantaraṃ puṣpayutāḥ sadā phalasamanvitāḥ |
navapallavasaṃyuktāḥ parasaurabhasaṅkulāḥ || 20 ||
panasā bakulā lodhrāḥ karṇikārāśca śiṃśapāḥ |
devadārukāñcanārā āmrāścaiva sumeravaḥ || 21 ||
likucā hiṅgulāścailā lavaṅgāḥ kaṭphalāstathā |
pāṭalā mucukundāśca phalinyo jaghanephalāḥ || 22 ||
tālāstamālāḥ sālāśca kaṅkolā nāgabhadrakāḥ |
punnāgāḥ pīlavaḥ sālvakā vai karpūraśākhinaḥ || 23 ||
aśvakarṇā hastikarṇāstālaparṇāśca dāḍimāḥ |
gaṇikā bandhujīvāśca jambīrāśca kuraṇḍakāḥ || 24 ||
cāmpeyā bandhujīvāśca tathā vai kanakadrumāḥ |
kālāgurudrumāścaiva tathā candanapādapāḥ || 25 ||
kharjūrā yūthikāstālaparṇyaścaiva tathekṣavaḥ |
kṣīravṛkṣāśca khadirāściñcābhallātakāstathā || 26 ||
rucakāḥ kuṭajā vṛkṣā bilvavṛkṣāstathaiva ca |
tulasīnāṃ vanānyevaṃ mallikānāṃ tathaiva ca || 27 ||
ityāditarujātīnāṃ vanānyupavanāni ca |
nānāvāpīśatairyuktānyevaṃ santi dharādhipa || 28 ||
kokilārāvasaṃyuktā gunjadbhramarabhūṣitāḥ |
niryāsasrāviṇaḥ sarve snigdhacchāyāstarūttamāḥ || 29 ||
nānāṛtubhavā vṛkṣā nānāpakṣisamākulāḥ |
nānārasasrāviṇībhirnadībhiratiśobhitāḥ || 30 ||
pārāvataśukavrātasārikāpakṣamārutaiḥ |
haṃsapakṣasamudbhūta vātavrātaiścaladdrumam || 31 ||
sugandhagrāhipavanapūritaṃ tadvanottamam |
sahitaṃ hariṇīyūthairdhāvamānairitastataḥ || 32 ||
nṛtyadbarhikadambasya kekārāvaiḥ sukhapradaiḥ |
nāditaṃ tadvanaṃ divyaṃ madhusrāvi samantataḥ || 33 ||
kāṃsyasālāduttare tu tāmrasālaḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
caturasrasamākāra unnatyā saptayojanaḥ || 34 ||
dvayostu sālayormadhye samproktā kalpavāṭikā |
yeṣāṃ tarūṇāṃ puṣpāṇi kāñcanābhāni bhūmipa || 35 ||
patrāṇi kāñcanābhāni ratnabījaphalāni ca |
daśayojanagandho hi prasarpati samantataḥ || 36 ||
tadvanaṃ rakṣitaṃ rājanvasantenartunāniśam |
puṣpasiṃhāsanāsīnaḥ puṣpacchatravirājitaḥ || 37 ||
puṣpabhūṣābhūṣitaśca puṣpāsavavighūrṇitaḥ |
madhuśrīrmādhavaśrīśca dve bhārye tasya sammate || 38 ||
krīḍataḥ smeravadane sumastabakakandukaiḥ |
atīva ramyaṃ vipinaṃ madhusrāvi samantataḥ || 39 ||
daśayojanaparyantaṃ kusumāmodavāyunā |
pūritaṃ divyagandharvaiḥ sāṅganairgānalolupaiḥ || 40 ||
śobhitaṃ tadvanaṃ divyaṃ mattakokilanāditam |
vasantalakṣmīsaṃyuktaṃ kāmikāmapravardhanam || 41 ||
tāmrasālāduttaratra sīsasālaḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
samucchrāyaḥ smṛto'pyasya saptayojanasaṅkhyayā || 42 ||
santānavāṭikāmadhye sālayostu dvayornṛpa |
daśayojanagandhastu prasūnānāṃ samantataḥ || 43 ||
hiraṇyābhāni kusumānyutphullāni nirantaram |
amṛtadravasaṃyuktaphalāni madhurāṇi ca || 44 ||
grīṣmarturnāyakastasyā vāṭikāyā nṛpottama |
śukraśrīśca śuciśrīśca dve bhārye tasya sammate || 45 ||
santāpatrastalokāstu vṛkṣamūleṣu saṃsthitāḥ |
nānāsiddhaiḥ parivṛto nānādevaiḥ samanvitaḥ || 46 ||
vilāsinīnāṃ bṛndaistu candanadravapaṅkilaiḥ |
puṣpamālābhūṣitaistu tālavṛntakarāmbujaiḥ || 47 ||
prakāraḥ śobhito ejacchītalāmbuniṣevibhiḥ |
sīsasālāduttaratrāpyārakūṭamayaḥ śubhaḥ || 48 ||
prākāro vartate rājanmuniyojanadairghyavān |
haricandanavṛkṣāṇāṃ vāṭī madhye tayoḥ smṛtā || 49 ||
sālayoradhināthastu varṣarturmeghavāhanaḥ |
vidyutpiṅgalanetraśca jīmūtakavacaḥ smṛtaḥ || 50 ||
vajranirghoṣamukharaścendradhanvā samantataḥ |
sahasraśo vāridhārā muñcannāste gaṇāvṛtaḥ || 51 ||
nabhaḥ śrīśca nabhasyaśrīḥ svarasyā rasyamālinī |
ambā dulā niratniścābhramantī meghayantikā || 52 ||
varṣayantī cibuṇikā vāridhārā ca sammatāḥ |
varṣartordvādaśa proktāḥ śaktayo madavihvalāḥ || 53 ||
navapallavavṛkṣāśca navīnalatikānvitāḥ |
haritāni tṛṇānyeva veṣṭitā yairdharā'khilā || 54 ||
nadīnadapravāhāśca pravahanti ca vegataḥ |
sarāṃsi kaluṣāmbūni rāgicittasamāni ca || 55 ||
vasanti devāḥ siddhāśca ye devīkarmakāriṇaḥ |
vāpīkūpataḍāgāśca ye devyarthaṃ samarpitāḥ || 56 ||
te gaṇā nivasantyatra savilāsāśca sāṅganāḥ |
ārakūṭamayādagre saptayojanadairghyavān || 57 ||
pañcalohātmakaḥ sālo madhye mandāravāṭikā |
nānāpuṣpalatākīrṇā nānāpallavaśobhitā || 58 ||
adhiṣṭhātā'tra samproktaḥ śaradṛturanāmayaḥ |
iṣalakṣmīrūrjalakṣmīrdve bhārye tasya sammate || 59 ||
nānāsiddhā vasantyatra sāṅganāḥ saparicchadāḥ |
pañcalohamayādagre saptayojanadairghyavān || 60 ||
dīpyamāno mahāśṛṅgairvartate raupyasālakaḥ |
pārijātāṭavīmadhye prasūnastabakānvitā || 61 ||
daśayojanagandhīni kusumāni samantataḥ |
modayanti gaṇānsarvānye devīkarmakāriṇaḥ || 62 ||
tatrādhināthaḥ samprokto hemantarturmahojjvalaḥ |
sagaṇaḥ sāyudhaḥ sarvān rāgiṇo rañjayannapaḥ || 63 ||
sahaśrīśca sahasyaśrīrdve bhārye tasya sammate |
vasanti tatra siddhāśca ye devīvratakāriṇaḥ || 64 ||
raupyasālamayādagre saptayojanadairghyavān |
sauvarṇasālaḥ samproktastaptahāṭakakalpitaḥ || 65 ||
madhye kadambavāṭī tu puṣpapallavaśobhitā |
kadambamadirādhārāḥ pravartante sahasraśaḥ || 66 ||
yābhirnipītapītābhirnijānando'nubhūyate |
tatrādhināthaḥ samproktaḥ śaiśirarturmahodayaḥ || 67 ||
tapaḥśrīśca tapasyaśrīrdve bhārye tasya sammate |
modamānaḥ sahaitābhyāṃ vartate śiśirākṛtiḥ || 68 ||
nānāvilāsasaṃyukto nānāgaṇasamāvṛtaḥ |
nivasanti mahāsiddhā ye devīdānakāriṇaḥ || 69 ||
nānābhogasamutpannamahānandasamanvitāḥ |
sāṅganāḥ parivāraistu saṅghaśaḥ parivāritāḥ || 70 ||
svarṇasālamayādagre muniyojanadairghyavān |
puṣparāgamayaḥ sālaḥ kuṅkumāruṇavigrahaḥ || 71 ||
puṣparāgamayī bhūmirvanānyupavanāni ca |
ratnavṛkṣālavālāśca puṣparāgamayāḥ smṛtāḥ || 72 ||
prākāro yasya ratnasya tadratnaracitā drumāḥ |
vanabhūḥ pakṣinaścaiva ratnavarṇajalāni ca || 73 ||
maṇḍapā maṇḍapastambhāḥ sarānsi kamalāni ca |
prākāre tatra yadyatsyāttatsarvaṃ tatsamaṃ bhavet || 74 ||
paribhāṣeyamuddiṣṭā ratnasālādiṣu prabho |
tejasā syāllakṣaguṇaḥ pūrvasālātparo nṛpa || 75 ||
dikpālā nivasantyatra pratibrahmānḍavartinām |
dikpālānāṃ samaṣṭyātmarūpāḥ sphūrjadvarāyudhāḥ || 76 ||
pūrvāśāyāṃ samuttuṅgaśṛṅgā pūramarāvatī |
nānopavanasaṃyuktā mahendrastatra rājate || 77 ||
svargaśobhā ca yā svarge yāvatī syāttato'dhikā |
samaṣṭiśatanetrasya sahasraguṇataḥ smṛtā || 78 ||
airāvatasamārūḍho vajrahastaḥ pratāpavān |
devasenāparivṛto rājate'tra śatakratuḥ || 79 ||
devāṅganāgaṇayutā śacī tatra virājate |
vahnikoṇe vahnipurī vahnipūḥ sadṛśī nṛpa || 80 ||
svāhāsvadhāsamāyukto vahnistatra virājate |
nijavāhanabhūṣāḍhyo nijadevagaṇairvṛtaḥ || 81 ||
yāmyāśāyāṃ yamapurī tatra daṇḍadharo mahān |
svabhaṭairveṣṭito rājan citraguptapurogamaiḥ || 82 ||
nijaśaktiyuto bhāsvattanayo'sti yamo mahān |
nairṛtyāṃ diśi rākṣasyāṃ rākṣasaiḥ parivāritaḥ || 83 ||
khaḍgadhārī sphurannāste nirṛtirnijaśaktiyuk |
vāruṇyāṃ varuṇo rājā pāśadhārī pratāpavān || 84 ||
mahājhaśasamārūḍho vāruṇīmadhuvihvalaḥ |
nijaśaktisamāyukto nijayādogaṇānvitaḥ || 85 ||
samāste vāruṇe loke varuṇānīratākulaḥ |
vāyukoṇe vāyuloko vāyustatrādhitiṣṭhati || 86 ||
vāyusādhanasaṃsiddhayogibhiḥ parivāritaḥ |
dhvajahasto viśālākṣo mṛgavāhanasaṃsthitaḥ || 87 ||
marudgaṇaiḥ parivṛto nijaśaktisamanvitaḥ |
uttarasyāṃ diśi mahānyakṣaloko'sti bhūmipa || 88 ||
yakṣādhirājastatrā''ste vṛddhiṛddhyādiśaktibhiḥ |
navabhirnidhibhiryuktastundilo dhananāyakaḥ || 89 ||
maṇibhadraḥ pūrṇabhadro maṇimānmaṇikandharaḥ |
maṇibhūṣo maṇisragvī maṇikārmukadhārakaḥ || 90 ||
ityādiyakṣasenānīsahito nijaśaktiyuk |
īśānakoṇe samprokto rudraloko mahattaraḥ || 91 ||
anarghyaratnakhacito yatra rudro'dhidaivatam |
manyumāndīptanayano baddhapṛṣṭhamaheṣudhiḥ || 92 ||
sphūrjaddhanurvāmahasto'dhijyadhanvabhirāvṛtaḥ |
svasamānairasaṅkhyātarudraiḥ śūlavarāyudhaiḥ || 93 ||
vikṛtāsyaiḥ karālāsyairvamadvahnibhirāsyataḥ |
daśahastaiḥ śatakaraiḥ sahasrabhujasaṃyutaiḥ || 94 ||
daśapādairdaśagrīvaistrinetrairugramūrtibhiḥ |
antarikṣacarā ye ca ye ca bhūmicarāḥ smṛtāḥ || 95 ||
rudrādhyāye smṛtā rudrāstaiḥ sarvaiśca samāvṛtaḥ |
rudrāṇīkoṭisahito bhadrakālyādimātṛbhiḥ || 96 ||
nānāśaktisamāviṣṭaḍāmaryādigaṇāvṛtaḥ |
vīrabhadrādisahito rudro rājanvirājate || 97 ||
muṇḍamālādharo nāgavalayo nāgakandharaḥ |
vyāghracarmaparīdhāno gajacarmottarīyakaḥ || 98 ||
citābhasmāṅgaliptāṅgaḥ pramathādigaṇāvṛtaḥ |
ninadaḍḍamarudhvānairbadhirīkṛtadimmukhaḥ || 99 ||
aṭṭahāsāsphoṭaśabdaiḥ santrāsitanabhastalaḥ |
bhūtasaṅghasamāviṣṭo bhūtāvāso maheśvaraḥ || 100 ||
īśānadikpatiḥ so'yaṃ nāmnā ceśāna eva ca || 101 ||
iti śrīdevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe dvādaśaskandhe maṇidvīpavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Manidweepa Varnana is a 101-verse Sanskrit text describing the celestial abode of the Supreme Goddess, Manidweepa — a transcendent realm beyond material and celestial existence. It is drawn from the Devi Bhagavatam, Twelfth Skandha, Tenth Adhyaya, a Mahapurana dedicated to the Divine Mother (Devi). The text is narrated by Vyasa and belongs to the Shakta devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Manidweepa Varnana?
- Deepens understanding of Devi's cosmic supremacy in Shaktism
- Supports meditative visualization of the divine abode
- Purification through contemplation of the Goddess's transcendent nature
- Cultivation of devotion to the Divine Mother
When is the best time to recite this?
Recitation is appropriate during morning and evening prayers. Navaratri and Durga Puja are the most auspicious occasions for engaging with this text.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Devi Bhagavatam is a Mahapurana attributed to Vyasa and is considered a foundational scripture of Shaktism. Scholars generally date its composition to between the 9th and 14th centuries CE, though the tradition regards it as much older. The Manidweepa Varnana section serves as the text's ultimate theological statement, depicting the Goddess as the supreme reality from whom all existence arises. It occupies a position in Shaktism analogous to the description of Vaikuntha in Vaishnava texts.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Lalita Sahasranama Stotram — the thousand names of Lalita Tripura Sundari, the primary deity of Manidweepa, from the same Shakta tradition
- Devi Mahatmyam — the core scripture of Shaktism from the Markandeya Purana, honoring the same Supreme Goddess